Katie had her second ice skating lesson today. If she keeps improving at the rate she's going, she'll be competing in an upcoming Olympics. :) Ok, probably not, BUT she did stand vertical on her skates today which was a VAST improvement from last week!
So this was last week. And here, you can see Katie trying to stand up...this was as close as she ever got. She has lessons for 30 minutes ever Tuesday afternoon. The session only goes for 7 weeks. I figure that's enough of a taste for now. Thank goodness she is skating indoors. I don't think we could be outside very long today. It's -11 right now, and that's the warmest it's been all day.
Will had no interest in watching his sister learn to skate. (I know - big surprise!) This week though, I brought snacks for him so he was much easier to handle. We got there early so that Katie could practice walking in her skates on the floor, and practice getting up from a sitting position. She still has trouble getting up by herself on the ice, but once she is up - she stands up. She doesn't MOVE, she just stands there, but heck - one thing at a time, right?
Wah-Hoo! And we're up! Look, no hands! Note the poor little girl off to the side grasping onto the teacher's hand for dear life. :) Her name happens to be 'Katie' too.It also helped that there were 5 kids there this week with 2 teachers...versus 10 last week with 2 teachers. Last week out of Katie's 30 minute lesson I think she was either on her butt or her knees for 25 of the 30 minutes. (I'm not exaggerating.) This week, it was easily the other way around. And next week - maybe she'll start some forward motion.
There is Katie and the other Katie standing alone. Neither one dares to make a move or shift their weight...God forbid they start to glide. (Note the Plexiglas cleaner in the background. They said that they clean that weekly!)
Wow! Look at that determination....look at that braveness...look at that DIRTY coat! Geez..note to self...'wash your kid's coat!'At least she hasn't broken anything...that's the biggest accomplishment of all.
4 comments:
Way to go Katie! That's about the only thing I don't like about living in a small town, there aren't opportunities like that around here. A couple of kids in Cassie's class brought a petition to the city council to have an ice skating rink made from out of the basketball court at the city park. But it was vetoed because letting water freeze on the concrete might damage the cement :(
Yes, that would be why I've never set foot on the ice in skates! :). Growing up in Waukon, the only skating we did was on the kitchen linoleum. But I think I'd like to try.....
There used to be a skating rink on the grass in the park, wasn't there?
Anyway the big city does offer opportunities - as Katie is learning.
Am I the only person who noticed the orthopedic surgeon's ad on the rink's wall? Mere coincidence.
Pladsens South
Sounds like Fun! Great Job Katie... Alicia says hi.
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